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Sometimes Google does something with very little fanfare that stirs considerable interest. In this article, I’m going to discuss several of their recent moves. If you’re curious about their attempts to index more of the web or make their indexing more useful for searchers, keep reading; you’ve come to the right place.Continue reading →

Remember when Facebook decided to open itself up so that third-party developers could build applications that work on the social networking site? Earlier this month, Google out-opened Facebook by introducing OpenSocial, a system that lets developers build applications for Google’s Orkut and all of the other partners in the initiative. What can we expect next?Continue reading →

Many analysts were all but cackling over the recent exchange of blows between eBay and Google. It can be funny to see two large companies acting like a pair of schoolyard bullies to each other. But this isn’t elementary school, it’s business — and warrants closer examination.Continue reading →